Another driver from Marshalls Creek was headed to East Stroudsburg, which would normally take two minutes. Thursday it was taking 20 minutes.

While the gas line project is causing major backup throughout the heart of downtown Stroudsburg, one local business said the project is like getting hit with a one-two punch. At the same time, the gas line replacement project is happening, the Seventh Street Bridge is also under construction.

“It would be a lot better if the bridge wasn’t out. If the bridge wasn’t out, we’d be able to have a lot more, easy flow to get through. If they’re going to have the bridge out, they need to wait until the bridge is fixed to get the rest of this done,” said DiTullio.

There is some good news. Officials at UGI said the gas line replacement project will be done Friday.

The bad news, PennDOT will be replacing the gas crews to pave the area as part of its ongoing Route 191 paving project.